Kyogyoshinsho — The nihongo|Kyōgyōshinshō|教行信証 or Teaching, Practice, Faith and Enlightenment is the magnum opus of Shinran Shonin, the founder of the Japanese Buddhist sect, Jodo Shinshu. The work was written after Shinran s exile, and is believed to have been… … Wikipedia
Jōdo shū — ] Repetition of the nembutsu is a common feature of Jodo Shu, which derives from the Primal Vow of Amida Buddha. However, in addition to this, practitioners are encouraged to engage in auxiliary practices, such as observing the Five Precepts,… … Wikipedia
Jodo Shinshu — nihongo|Jōdo Shinshū|浄土真宗| True Pure Land School , also known as Shin Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism. It was founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran Shonin. Today, Shin Buddhism is considered the most widely practiced… … Wikipedia
Hongan-ji — nihongo|Hongan ji|本願寺|literally temple of the Primal Vow, also archaically romanized as Hongwanji, is the title of the major Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist sub sect (itself now further sub divided).HistoryThe Hongan ji was established as a temple in 1321 … Wikipedia
Jōdo Shinshū — Japanese Buddhism … Wikipedia
Contemplation Sutra — The Contemplation Sutra (観無量寿経, jp: Kanmuryōju kyō) is one of the three major Buddhist sutras found within the Pure Land branch of Buddhism. It begins with a story where a prince named Ajatasatru was influenced by the Buddhist traitor, Devadatta … Wikipedia
Shinjin — (信心) was originally the Japanese word for the Buddhist concept of citta prasāda (clear or clarified heart mind), but now carries a more popular related meaning of faith or entrusting. Whilst a general Japanese Buddhist term it is particularly… … Wikipedia
Amitayurdhyana Sutra — Mahāyāna Buddhism … Wikipedia
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
